Greetings traveller! I am Dûche, your English teacher and plot guiding assistant. My purpose in this world of literature is to help ameliorate your understanding of the context of the story, wherein the paths of two men, living by the blade, cross paths, as fate plays cards not in God's celestial deck. Though I must warn you that oftentimes you'll find me as helpful as an illiterate librarian. I can, however, state with confidence, as the author's very conscience, that this story will be written in the most confounding of forms, for the author's mind is constantly wracking itself around figuring out how the plot should turn here and twist there, and how the characters should live here and die there. It is with this in mind that I humbly request you to be gentle in your dining; don't rip out this book by the bone when it doesn't suit your fetish. As a result of the author's bizarre and nerve-tingling writing style, I have come into existence. At the end of each chapter, I will provide a summary of events in clear, flowing words, so that you, the readers, can understand my genius, but very anti-social, author. In addition, let me anticipate a question you may ask. How is this a summary? It's not. It's a taste of what is to come. This little excerpt isn't for us: it's for you. So decide here, and take a vow now, and remember that once you've read a great piece of writing you can never forget it.